International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
After the successful experience of RE-ORG Chengdu in 2015, ICCROM organized a new edition of RE-ORG China in Datong City, Shanxi Province. The Yungang Grottoes Museum hosted the two-week workshop (from 16-26 September), which benefited from the generous support of the China National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) and the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH).
ICCROM Council is the governing body of ICCROM that meets once a year, to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The 92nd session of Council is in session for two days on 28-29 October 2019 at ICCROM.
On Friday 25 October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of H.E. Carlos García de Alba, Ambassador, Mexico.
On Friday 25 October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of the Ambassador of Costa Rica H.E. Ronald Flores, Ms Carla Sierra Zúñiga, Counsellor, Cultural Affairs, and Ms Sofia Soto Maffioli, Director, Museo de Arte Costarricense.
Decolonization referred to the process that former colonies underwent to free themselves of the colonial supremacy. Today the term has become much more than that: a philosophical, moral, social, spiritual and also activist call that points to the fact that we are still subject to the ideology of colonialism.
ICCROM's General Assembly elects a body of Council to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The Council is composed of 25 persons serving for a mandate of four years, and six ex officio members representing UNESCO, the Italian Government,
For many years now, there has been growing recognition that the conservation of cultural heritage is not just about the preservation of material things, but rather about safeguarding and sharing heritage for the betterment of people’s lives and the environment. This implies a more proactive view of heritage as an instrument of positive change, and also reflects a wider geopolitical movement to...
On 21 October, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ICCROM and the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China at the ICCROM Offices in Rome, Italy.
ICCROM's 31st General Assembly will take place in Rome, on 30-31 October 2019. The General Assembly meets every two years and is attended by Member States, as well as by observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other institutions that partner with ICCROM in the development of its programmes.